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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Four paying markets for short speculative fiction and The Toronto Star free short story contest

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The Lane of
Unusual Tradersis a world building project. The aim is
to bring The Lane, the City of Lind and the world of Midlfell into existence
through stories, illustrations, music and whatever other creative means present
themselves as the world grows." Pays $180 (AUD) per short
story, $60 (AUD) for flash fiction.

Here’s your opportunity to see your story published in Canada’s
largest newspaper.

Aspiring authors
who live in Ontario can enter the Toronto Star 2017 Short Story Contest, the
biggest contest of its kind in Canada and one of the largest in North America.
The annual contest, which attracts approximately 2,000 entries each year, is
co-sponsored by the Toronto Public Library and the Humber School for Writers.

The first-place
winner in the contest, which now is in its 39thyear, will receive $5,000, plus the
tuition fee for the 30-week creative writing correspondence program at the
Humber School for Writers, which has an approximate value of $3,000.

In addition, the
second-place winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000 and the third-place
winner will get $1,000.

The contest is
open to all Ontario residents 16 years of age or older. Entrants can write on
any topic they want. Stories must be original, previously unpublished and no
longer than 2,500 words. Entries are limited to one per person. There is no fee to enter the contest.

Deadline: All submissions must be received by 5 p.m.,
Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Complete ruleshere.

Keep on top of
all the annual writing contests in Canada – order your copy of The 2017 Canadian Writers Contest Calendar.
Details here.

Brian Henry has been a book editor, writer, and creative writing instructor for more than 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University. He also leads weekly creative writing courses in Burlington, Mississauga, Oakville and Georgetown and conducts Saturday workshops throughout Ontario. His proudest boast is that he has helped many of his students get published.